Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of blither.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word blithered.

Examples

  • She was understandably reluctant to brave German fire to recover German wounded: "I don't mind running risks for our men or the French but I'm blithered if I'm going to have holes put in me by a bally Teuton while I pick up their men."

    Five Best War Memoirs Max Hastings 2011

  • There was no community, for all the disingenuous Liberal Council blithered on about it.

    Another Letter Another Rejection Newmania 2008

  • There was no community, for all the disingenuous Liberal Council blithered on about it.

    Archive 2008-01-06 Newmania 2008

  • After having blithered on about how Bill C-16 does not contain a single instance of the word "confidence," the author hilariously continues:

    Archive 2008-08-01 LuLu 2008

  • "It's Mrs. McMurdle's pest of a monkey, sirs" blithered the maid.

    Further Adventures of Lad Albert Payson Terhune 1907

  • Whereupon Gilbert, who is intelligent in his way, but easily frightened, blithered and launched forth into stories and lies which will end in his undoing.

    The Crystal Stopper Maurice Leblanc 1902

  • Last summer the Tories and Grits were tied in the polls for ages and it was only when Michael "We Americans" Ignatieff opened his mouth and blithered on that Harper's time was up that the tie was broken in the Tories favour.

    BC Bloggers Backseat Blogger 2010

  • The Opposition leaders blithered on about disrespecting Parliament.

    Backseat Blogger v2.0 Backseat Blogger 2010

  • All the other council member blithered about nothing.

    unknown title 2009

  • Adams is no different to the DUP members who blithered on for years about the pro-agreement media consensus, until the DUP joined that consensus and will now presumably shut up, while Adams continues complaining about an anti-agreement media consensus.

    Slugger O'Toole 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.